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Straight Up! Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and the American X-Factor #idol

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via Routed

It’s no surprise that Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol. It was announced a VERY long time ago that he was eventually going to bow out of his creation.

So when the news broke that the Spring 2010 season was going to be his last (on Monday January 11, 2010), I couldn’t help but feel rather stunned by people pouring over the news as if it was some sort of tremendous earth-shattering quake come to kill us all.

Seriously, folks?

Back in August 2009, I said that Idol would fail without Paula Abdul. While, people would still tune it, it wouldn’t be the same. Heck [Read more...]

January 12, 2010

‘No song unsung, no wine, untasted’ Susan Boyle’s still a winner taking it all

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Susan Boyle lost Britain’s Got Talent. Big deal. Syco Records here she comes. Il Divo watch out and Paul Potts move over. As many before her, second place isn’t so bad.

In the United States, on American Idol, coming in any position but first sets you up for multiple Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a couple million records sold and a sweet luncheon with Clive Davis.

So while, she’s had some negative press and half of the Twitter world against her, she’s still a winner:

After swinging her hips at Simon Cowell [Read more...]

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